Just like our physical health, our moral health requires commitment and attention. In this book, an accomplished authority on moral and mental health offers a timely exploration of the ways the conscience can develop and provides a set of exercises each of us can undertake to strengthen our conscience and learn to obey what it tells us—even in difficult circumstances, when the right thing isn’t the easy thing. This creative and intellectually grounded work helps recover a lively sense of the crucial importance of developing one’s moral faculties independent of peer pressure, social trends, or professional pressures.
Just like our physical health, our moral health requires commitment and attention. In this book, an accomplished authority on moral and mental health offers a timely exploration of the ways the conscience can develop and…
Dr. Shelton assists the reader in the increasingly daunting task of balancing work, family and friendships by providing a formula for a morally healthy life. I found myself continually applying the concepts to my own roles as mother, spouse, daughter, sister, physician, teacher, and friend – all roles which I cherish.”—Kathleen A. McGann, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Co-Coursemaster, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Dr. Shelton assists the reader in the increasingly daunting task of balancing work, family and friendships by providing a formula for a morally healthy life. I found myself continually applying the concepts to my own…
Shelton is Associate Professor of Psychology at Regis College in Denver and licensed psychologist in private practice. He is an internationally-known consultant, lecturer, and workshop facilitator.